The spirit of Lincoln, who struck hard blows at the Southern cause but
always spoke charitably of the Southern people, is embodied in this
poem:
The foe that strikes thee,
For thy country’s sake
Strike him with all thy might;
But while thou strikest,
Forget not still to love him. (Text.)
--His Majesty the Emperor MUTSU HITO
of Japan. Translated by ARTHUR LLOYD.
(2317)
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A Japanese mother had given her three sons to the war. The
first was reported slain. She smiled and said, “It is well.
I am happy.” The second lay dead upon the field. She smiled
again and said, “I am still happy.” The third gave up his life
and they said to her, “At last you weep!” “Yes,” she said,
“but it is because I have no more sons to give to my beloved
country!”--MARSHALL P. WILDER, “Smiling ’Round the
World.”
(2318)
See FIDELITY; HOME WHERE THE HEART IS; SYMBOL, POWER OF A.